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"Big Brother" unveils new houseguests for season 26, premiering July 17
By CBS Boston,
30 days ago
"Big Brother" unveils new houseguests for Season 26 02:40
"Big Brother" announced Tuesday the 16 new Houseguests who will move into the "Big Brother" house and, for the first time ever, have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest.
The season 26 special two-night premiere event airs Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.*
Following the two-night premiere, the series will air Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT), featuring the live eviction show hosted by Julie Chen Moonves. Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers and Pluto TV viewers can catch all the action on the "Big Brother" Live Feeds.
This season's Houseguests include a celebrity chef, a former undercover cop, an event bartender, a former marine, a physical therapist and a crochet business owner, among others. This new group of Houseguests will experience an unforgettable summer with jaw-dropping surprises as "BB AI" takes over the "Big Brother" house.
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The following are the 16 new Houseguests competing this summer:
Name: Angela Murray
Age : 50
Hometown : Long Beach, Calif.
Current City : Syracuse, Utah
Occupation : Real estate agent
Name : Brooklyn Rivera
Age : 34
Hometown : Covington, Ga.
Current City : Dallas
Occupation : Business administrator
Name : Cam Sullivan-Brown
Age : 25
Hometown : Bowie, Md.
Occupation : Physical therapist
Name : Cedric Hodges
Age : 21
Hometown: Running Springs, Calif.
Current City : Boise, Idaho
Occupation : Marine veteran
Name : Chelsie Baham
Age : 27
Hometown : Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Occupation : Nonprofit director
Name : Joseph Rodriguez
Age : 30
Hometown : Tampa, Fla.
Occupation : Video store clerk
Name : Kenney Kelley
Age : 52
Hometown : Boston
Occupation : Former undercover cop
Name : Kimo Apaka
Age : 35
Hometown : Hilo, Hawaii
Occupation : Mattress sales rep
Name : Leah Peters
Age : 26
Hometown : Pittsburgh
Current City : Miami
Occupation : VIP cocktail server
Name : Lisa Weintraub
Age : 33
Hometown : Los Angeles
Occupation : Celebrity chef
Name : Makensy Manbeck
Age : 22
Hometown : Houston
Occupation : Construction project manager
Name : Matt Hardeman
Age : 25
Hometown : Loganville, Ga.
Current City : Roswell, Ga.
Occupation : Tech sales rep
Name : Quinn Martin
Age : 25
Hometown : Lawton, Okla.
Current City : Omaha, Neb.
Occupation : Nurse recruiter
Name : Rubina Bernabe
Age : 35
Hometown : Los Angeles
Occupation : Event bartender
Name : T'kor Clottey
Age : 23
Hometown : Chicago via London
Current City : Atlanta
Occupation : Crochet business owner
Name : Tucker Des Lauriers
Age : 30
Hometown : Boston
Current City : Brooklyn
Occupation : Marketing and sales executive
"Big Brother" follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with more than 90 cameras and 100 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week, someone will be voted out of the house, with the last remaining Houseguest receiving the grand prize of $750,000. "Big Brother" is produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Banijay Americas.
*Only Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers will have access to stream "Big Brother" live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on-demand. Click HERE for more details.
Pluto TV, the leading free streaming television service, will also offer a dedicated category titled "Big Brother Live" on July 18, hosting five distinct Pop-Up channels, each with dedicated live feeds. Click HERE for more details.
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